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Statewide environmental news roundup – Feb. 2023
A public radio station story explored the effects of declining coal on electric bills in Virginia, where natural gas, nuclear power and renewables “now supply far more electricity.” The US Energy Information Administration provides extensive data on Virginia’s energy profile, including this: “In 2021, natural gas accounted for 57% of Virginia’s total electricity net generation, nuclear supplied 30%, renewables—mostly biomass and solar energy—provided 9%, and coal fueled less than 4%.”
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Ideas for high schools’ boundaries and sharing of facilities begin to take shape
The group advising the city school system about how the new Rocktown High School can best coexist with Harrisonburg High School suggested cutting a $30 million auditorium from the new school and instead called for incorporating more “state-of-the-art” facilities that could be shared between the two schools.
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Innovative approach lands Harrisonburg poultry supplier a $3.6 million grant for expansion
The U.S. secretary of agriculture and U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine delivered the news in person Tuesday that Farmer Focus, a local organic chicken supplier, received a $3.6 million federal grant to expand its chicken processing facility in Harrisonburg.
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Community Perspective: In Defense of NIMBYism; A Philosophical-Historical Reflection
A contributed perspectives piece by E.K. Knappenberge
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Hiring difficulties slow start of HFD paramedicine program
Difficulty hiring paramedics for a new kind of position has slowed the Harrisonburg Fire Department’s endeavor to implement a community paramedicine program.
What was once part of a landfill is now covered with native plants
Hannah Bement, who teaches biology at Mountain Vista Governor’s School in Middletown, presented her class with an opportunity.
City council tables Bluestone housing development for now after four hours of public comments and discussion
After approving zoning ordinance changes that would pave the way for the proposed Bluestone Town Center, the city council ended up putting off the decision to approve that development after more than four hours of discussion that stretched into the wee hours of Wednesday.
Some bird species that fly to the Valley for the winter are in decline. Here’s what you can do.
While some birds are only wintering in the Valley, there are still ways residents can help them feel more at home — especially as some species are in decline.
